While watching Jim Furyk shank his second shot on the 72nd hole this past Sunday I thought to myself, “I’ve done that,” and that’s not good for golf. To be fair, what I haven’t done is win a tournament shortly thereafter. Although there have been numerous top tens and near misses, it’s been two and a...

The world’s longest and highest par three, the signature hole at Legends Golf and Safari Resort, has its tee box poised at a dizzying height atop of Hanglip Mountain, 1 410 feet above the green and is only accessible by helicopter! This means that the ball needs to travel an incredible 830 metres from...

As we stock up on the chip and dip and prepare for golf’s silly season on television, I was trying to decide what my favorite moment of the 2008 season was. Sergio Garcia victory at the Players Championship seemed to be the breakthrough win he needed to finally be recognized as an elite player. Can a...

Most of the time when you look at the stats of a tournament it is easy to see how the champion won. Not so at the Barclays. Sure, Vijay rolled in a big one on the first playoff hole and Sergio turned into Sergio on the second hole, but other than that there was 20 minutes worth of excitement crammed...

The PGA Championship had been building a reputation as the major to make birdies. That gave way Thursday to the reputation of Oakland Hills. Round one went to The Monster. “It was a real beast today,” Ernie Els said. Only seven players from the 156-man field were under par when darkness covered Oakland...

As you and I try to adjust to golf without Tiger Woods, I wonder if PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem is doing the same. In all likelihood he’s staying up nights trying to figure out how to hold on to his Tigerless TV audience. One idea would be to have Jack Nicklaus pull a Greg Norman at the FedEx Cup...

The Wachovia Championship has become known for its numerous perks. It’s what made Tiger Woods’ absence stick out even more on Wednesday. There was no sign of the Buick pitchman’s vehicle among the sea of Mercedes courtesy cars in the players’ parking lot. The tournament known for its pampering of players...

My antihistamines are beginning to do their job (yeah, Zyrtec!), so I’m reenergized and ready for a new week of fantasy golf crystal ball gazing. Actually, I’m a bit spacey (isn’t Zyrtec supposed to be non-drowsy?), so if I say something crazy, it’s just the pharmaceuticals talking.
This week, we’ve...